Staging China

Shelby CHAN, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong, China Xiaomei CHEN, University of California, Davis, USA Katherine Hui-ling CHOU, National Central University, Taiwan Tarryn Li-Min CHUN, Harvard University, USA Rossella FERRARI, University of London, UK Gilbert C.F. FONG, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong, China LIN Wei-yu, National University of Tainan, Taiwan Siyuan LIU, University of British Columbia, Canada MA Haili, University of Chester, UK PU Bo, Zhejiang University, China Rosemary ROBERTS, University of Queensland, Australia John B WEINSTEIN, Bard College, USA YANG Zi, University of Chester, UK

General Introduction; Li RuruPART I: CLASSICAL PLAYS; NEW APPROACHES1. After Seventy Years, A Production That Redefines A Huaju Classic - Wang Yansong's New Interpretation Of The Savage Land; Siyuan Liu2. Lin Zhaohua's Innovation Of Huaju Acting In The Master Builder; Lin Wei-YuPART II: "MAIN MELODY"; A NEW IMAGE OF PROPAGANDA THEATRE3. Shang Yang And The Performance Of Historical Drama In Reform China; Rosemary Roberts4. Breaking Out Of The "Main Melody": Meng Bing And His "Monumental Theatre"; Xiaomei Chen5. Romancing Home: Sweet & Sour Hong Kong; Gilbert C.F. Fong, & Shelby K.Y. ChanPART III: CONTEMPORARY CONSUMERISM; A NEW RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THEATRE, MARKET, AND SOCIETY6. Performing Poetry On The Intermedial Stage: Flowers In The Mirror, Moon On The Water, And Beijing Avant-Garde Theatre In The New Millennium; Rossella Ferrari7. Survival Through Laughter - A Fun Gongfu: The Story Of The Deer And The Cauldron; Ma Haili8. Staging A New Venture: Tian Qinxin's The Yellow Storm And The Policy Change On The Huaju Industry In China; Katherine Huiling ChouPART IV: INDEPENDENT THEATRE; ALTERNATIVE SPACE9. Taiwan's Little Theatre Grows Up - Reviving Peking Opera: The Revelation Into A Classic; John B. Weinstein10. Constructing The Alternative: Grass Stage And The Little Society; Pu Bo & Yang Zi11. For The People, By The People: Penghao Theatre And The Story Of Gong And Drum Lane; Tarryn Li-Min ChunConclusion; Li Ruru